Mac to PC web viewing, what can we do to minimize differences?

Question

I have created a website in GoLive and it has passed all the looks good tests on a Mac platform, ie its looks fine on Firefox and Safari on the Mac platform, Large and small monitors.
The trouble is it looks completely different on Explorer on a PC. The most striking difference is everything is much much bigger. (Amongst other things)
I was wondering if there is anything you can do to minimize this effect, is there a script available that tells a PCs monitor pixel settings to temporarily change when viewing certain websites?. (Thats probably a really stupid question I know so dont laugh ;0)
I know that you can get such scripts to tell the font sizes to change but its not just the fonts that are bigger its everything so what other options do we have that can help with a smoother cross platform translation?

Answer 1

If the monitor resolution is lower, everything will appear larger. Instead of looking for a way to "fix" the visitors' systems to better view your site, it would be much more beneficial to look for ways to change your site so it looks good in as many platforms/browsers/resolutions/devices as possible. Making it look the same is not a viable option, but there are things you can do to make the design not depend on a specific monitor resolution or viewport size (have the content center horizontally in whatever size the window is, use relative or percentage-based sizing so content re-flows to fill available space, etc.)
If you want to post a link to your site, someone may be able to offer more specific advice, but it doesn't sound like what you're seeing is a difference in platform, or even browser.